menfolk

English

Alternative forms

menfolks

Etymology

men +‎ folk

Noun

menfolk pl (plural only)

Male people in general.
The old woman was surprised when the soldiers stopped to look at her camouflage quilts, since menfolk are rarely interested in needlework.
The male members of a group.
At our family reunion, the menfolk generally have a ball game, while the womenfolk gossip and trade snapshots.

Coordinate terms

womenfolk

Translations

men collectively — See also translations at mankind

Finnish: miesväki
German: Männer (de) m pl, Mannsbilder (de) n pl, Mannsvolk n (colloquial, obsolescent)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: mannfolk (no) n or n pl, på sverdsiden, karfolk n or n pl

Nynorsk: mannfolk n or n pl, karfolk n or n pl

adult male members of a community

Finnish: miesväki
Norwegian:
Bokmål: mannfolk (no) n pl

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